[PLUG] OT: SDRAM scam?

[Terry Griffin]

On Wednesday 28 May 2003 09:21 pm, Steven A. Adams wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 21:14, Terry Griffin wrote:
> > Is this even possible:
> >
> > Install a 256MB PC100 SDRAM module on a motherboard that supports
> > 256MB PC100 SDRAM modules, and have it only detect 128MB?
> >
> > I have what pretends to be such a case. My claim is that the modules in
> > question are not really a 256MB modules despite what the labels say.
> > The company that sold them to me claims that it's just not the right part
> > for the particular motherboard. The correct part (surprise) costs nearly
> > twice as much.
> >
> > I installed one of the suspect parts in a second PC that has a completely
> > different motherboard. It also only saw only 128MB. I installed a known
> > 256MB module from the second PC in to the first PC, and it saw 256MB.
> > This all reinforces my belief that the claimed 256MB modules are really
> > 128MB modules. Technologically speaking, is there a chance in hell my
> > belief could be wrong?
> >
> > Terry
>
> Terry,
> Technologically speaking, it appears that you've purchased a 128MB SDRAM
> module in a 256MB package. Did you ask the supplier which motherboard
> the suspect module was compatible with?
>
> Steve
>

Well you see, that makes it all the more suspicious. When you go to their web site,
you can do both forward and reverse lookups. You can search on computer
make/model (or motherboard make/model) and get a listing of the memory modules
that will work. Or you can search on the part number of a memory module and get a
listing of all the computers and motherboards that will take it. But if you enter the
part number of *this* suspect memory module, it doesn't turn up at all. It only
appears on their main listing of available PC100 modules. So it's not clear what the
intended target is for this 256MB module.

So yes. That was going to be my next question to their support staff.

Terry